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What are the requirements of Associate-O-Matic? |
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Amazon Associate ID
It is free to join the Amazon Associate Program.
Register at the appropriate locale:
Amazon.com (United States)
Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom)
Amazon.ca (Canada)
Amazon.de (Germany)
Amazon.fr (France)
Amazon.co.jp (Japan)
Amazon.it (Italy)
Amazon.cn (China)
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Amazon Access IDs (see instructions here) |
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Domain Name (we use GoDaddy, there are many others) |
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Web Host (we use WestHost, there are many others)
Operating System: Linux, Unix or Windows
Web Server: Apache (or comparable)
PHP 4 or PHP 5 |
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Absolutely NO programming or database required |
Web Hosting - Sponsor Site
Domain Names - Sponsor Site
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How do I install Associate-O-Matic? |
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Please read the Installation Instructions in our online documentation. |
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How do I upgrade Associate-O-Matic? |
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Please read the Upgrade Instructions in our online documentations. |
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Do I lose my saved store settings when moving from the Trial version to the Lite or Full version? |
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No, you do not lose your saved settings. Once your 30-Day Trial expires and you move to either the Lite or Full version, your store settings remain intact so it is very easy to migrate your store to one or the other. |
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Does Associate-O-Matic Lite support the other country-specific Amazon sites? |
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We currently support the following locales...
Amazon.com (United States) supported
Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom) supported (since v2.4)
Amazon.ca (Canada) supported (since v2.4)
Amazon.de (Germany) supported (since v3.0)
Amazon.fr (France) supported (since v3.0.5)
Amazon.co.jp (Japan) supported (since v4.4.0)
Amazon.it (Italy) supported (since v5.1.0)
Amazon.cn (China) supported (since v5.1.0)
Amazon.es (Spain) supported (since v5.2.0)
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What categories are available under each of the country-specific Amazon sites? |
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As of Associate-O-Matic v5.2.0 the following Amazon categories are available. Last updated: 2011-11-23
Amazon.com (United States)
| Apparel |
Home & Garden |
Pet Supplies |
| Appliances NEW |
Industrial & Science |
Photo & Camera |
| Arts & Crafts NEW |
Jewelry |
Shoes NEW |
| Automotive |
Kindle eBooks |
Software |
| Baby |
Kitchen |
Sporting Goods |
| Beauty |
Magazines |
Tools & Hardware |
| Books |
Miscellaneous |
Toys |
| Computers |
Mobile Apps |
VHS |
| DVD |
MP3 Downloads |
Video On Demand (Unbox) |
| Electronics |
Music |
PC & Video Games |
| Gourmet Food |
Musical Instruments |
Watches |
| Grocery |
Office Products |
Wireless |
| Health & Personal Care |
Outdoor Living |
Wireless Accessories NEW |
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Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom)
| Apparel |
Home & Garden |
Outdoor Living |
| Automotive |
Home Improvement NEW |
Shoes |
| Baby |
Jewellery |
Software |
| Beauty |
Kindle eBooks NEW |
Sports & Leisure |
| Books |
Kitchen |
Tools |
| DVD |
Lighting |
Toys |
| Electronics |
MP3 Downloads |
VHS |
| Grocery NEW |
Music |
PC & Video Games |
| Health |
Office Products |
Watches |
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Amazon.ca (Canada)
| Books |
Kitchen |
Sports & Outdoors NEW |
| DVD |
Music |
VHS |
| Electronics |
Software |
PC & Video Games |
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Amazon.de (Germany)
| Apparel |
Home & Garden |
Photo & Camera |
| Automotive |
Jewelry |
Shoes NEW |
| Baby |
Kindle eBooks NEW |
Software |
| Beauty |
Kitchen |
Sporting Goods |
| Books |
Lighting NEW |
Tools & Hardware |
| Computers |
Magazines |
Toys |
| DVD |
MP3 Downloads |
VHS |
| Electronics |
Music |
PC & Video Games |
| Foreign Books |
Musical Instruments NEW |
Watches |
| Grocery NEW |
Office Products |
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| Health |
Outdoor Living |
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Amazon.fr (France)
| Apparel NEW |
Health |
Shoes |
| Baby |
Jewelry NEW |
Software |
| Beauty |
Kitchen |
Sporting Goods NEW |
| Books |
Lighting NEW |
Toys |
| DVD |
MP3 Downloads |
VHS |
| Computers NEW |
Music |
PC & Video Games |
| Electronics |
Musical Instruments NEW |
Watches |
| Foreign Books |
Office Products |
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Amazon.co.jp (Japan)
| Apparel |
Home Improvement |
Software |
| Beauty |
Jewelry |
Sporting Goods |
| Books |
Kitchen |
Toys |
| DVD |
MP3 Downloads NEW |
VHS |
| Electronics |
Music |
PC & Video Games |
| Grocery |
Office Products |
Watches |
| Health |
Shoes |
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Amazon.it (Italy)
| Books NEW |
Garden NEW |
Software NEW |
| DVD NEW |
Kitchen NEW |
Toys NEW |
| Electronics NEW |
Music NEW |
Watches NEW |
| Foreign Books NEW |
Shoes NEW |
Video Games NEW |
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Amazon.cn (China)
| Apparel NEW |
Health NEW |
Software NEW |
| Appliances NEW |
Home & Garden NEW |
Sporting Goods NEW |
| Automotive NEW |
Home Improvement NEW |
Toys NEW |
| Baby NEW |
Jewelry NEW |
Video NEW |
| Beauty NEW |
Music NEW |
Video Games NEW |
| Books NEW |
Office Products NEW |
Watches NEW |
| Electronics NEW |
Photography NEW |
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| Grocery NEW |
Shoes NEW |
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Amazon.es (Spain)
| Books NEW |
Kitchen NEW |
Video Games NEW |
| DVD NEW |
Music NEW |
Watches NEW |
| Electronics NEW |
Software NEW |
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Toys NEW |
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How do I find Browse Nodes (Amazon Category IDs)? |
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Checkout our new site for finding Amazon browse nodes: FindBrowseNodes.com
Also see this post in the forum. |
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Is the source code open? |
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No. However, we have made every effort to include features and controls that are important to the user community. In fact, many of Associate-O-Matic's features were suggested by the user community. If you have an idea for a feature you'd like to see added, tell us about it. It might become part of an upcoming release. |
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I can't save my Control Panel username/password... What do I do? |
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1. Make sure you have uploaded the shop.php, admin.php and aom.php files with the proper permissions and mode (BINARY).
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Make sure you are using at least PHP v4.x as there are certain functions that require at least this version.
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If all else fails, upload an empty file to your server (in the same location as admin.php) named "aom_debug.txt". The presence of this file will enable bug reporting which may help you troubleshoot the problem further.
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If you still can't fix the problem, email us the errors you saw when you uploaded the aom_debug.txt file. |
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I can't save my Control Panel settings... what do I do? |
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1. Make sure you have uploaded the shop.php, admin.php and aom.php files with the proper permissions and mode (BINARY).
2. Make sure you are using at least PHP v4.x as there are certain functions that require at least this version.
3. If all else fails, upload an empty file to your server (in the same location as admin.php) named "aom_debug.txt". The presence of this file will enable bug reporting which may help you troubleshoot the problem further.
4. If you still can't fix the problem, email us the errors you saw when you uploaded the aom_debug.txt file. |
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Bad web spiders/bots are using up all of my server resources and Amazon API requests... what do I do? |
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Please see the tutorial in the AOM Talk blog on how to trap these naughty bots. |
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How do I change my store login username and password? |
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To change or reset your store username and/or password you need to delete the /aom/cfg.login.php file on your server. Once deleted, go back into the AOM Control Panel (admin.php). It will ask you to re-setup the username and password.
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Does Associate-O-Matic work with Google Adsense? |
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Yes. You can use Google Adsense in your store pages. You can also use any other third-party code in your store from Google or anyone else.
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How do I install ionCube? |
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Please see our ionCube documentation page.
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Where can I find new theme/template designs for my store? |
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Since Associate-O-Matic v5, we have full theme/templating support. Please see our Associate-O-Matic Themes page.
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